News: MLS Suspends season due to Coronavirus

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  1. TheRealBilbo

    TheRealBilbo Member+

    Apr 5, 2016
    I’m going to avoid politics, and respond in a different way. However, the thinking is based on politics. It cuts across political lines.

    What I see is that some are worried about the economy and some are worried about society. I don’t see a distinction. A strong society will have a strong economy. The reverse is not guaranteed.

    Guys like David Solomon, ceo of Goldman Sachs and Jamie Dimon talk about expanding opportunity to those that have been left behind. They realize that this is not a zero sum game - that we all do better when we each do better.
     
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  2. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    The EPL has agreed to return on June 17th. The FA Cup will conclude as well.
     
  3. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
  4. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    True, but a bunch of states aren't going to do that. Estimates at our university have Texas something like 4000 tests per day below the minimum threshold for being able to properly track and contain everything.

    The false part of this is letting the stupid states potentially effect the health and well being in the states being run by adults.
     
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  5. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And governments, at multiple level, who aren't interested in fixing or mitigating these issues.
     
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  6. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Texas allows spectators at events, with 25% capacity, joining Florida.
     
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  7. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Imagine singing in a supporters group, making noise when the defense is on the field in football or just generally celebrating a moment in any sport.
     
  8. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    I would imagine the first "sport" to allow spectators will be WWE/AEW or maybe UFC. Boxing might go for it too, just because they have to, in order to afford the giant purses for the fighters. They can totally do something like 2,000 people at T-Mobile arena at $1000/ticket and sell out for the biggest fights.
     
  9. FoxBoro 143

    FoxBoro 143 Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So the Dynamo can now return to normal operations:sneaky:
     
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  10. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
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    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think we can rule out Minnesota as a frontrunner for sports to return to quickly.
     
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  11. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
  12. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
  13. Gamecock14

    Gamecock14 Member+

    May 27, 2010
    Club:
    Chicago Fire

    I guess the NWSL really wanted to be first. I don't really get the tournament if their season never really started. Unless CBS is actually giving them significant money, how is this good for the players?

    This is rolling the dice that people will watch because there are no other sports on.
     
  14. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I don't think they're rolling the dice on people watching in as much as only two games (opener/final) are on CBS. At this point, I'm guessing the cohort of people who subscribe to CBS All Access is mainly Star Trek nerds and completists. (I, myself, took advantage of the free 30 day Trial in May to watch both seasons of Discovery and the one of Picard, as well as the Short Treks).

    As someone who works (indirectly) for the NWSL, I might subscribe for a month during the tournament, but I suspect most generic sports fans won't, and I'm guessing CBS knows that. It will bring in some attention, though.

    I fully expect that the Salt Lake tournament will be the entire 2020 NWSL experience. A placeholder to keep the league from going dark for 18 months. I think the ownership sees it as a marketing expense and the lesser of two evils. It also allows them to activate several new national sponsorships (Verizon, Secret, P&G) as well as breaking in the CBS contract. I'm guessing Twitch will have to wait until 2021.
     
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  15. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Chalk the Ismitjes up as a household that will be adding CBS All-Access.
     
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  16. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    I get CBS Sports Network so I'll probably set my DVR and watch the replays.
     
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  17. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Rapids just told season-ticket holders that starting in June they're halting all monthly payments for season tickets and will credit any missed/closed door games to 2021 season tickets. If the season ticket holder wants another option (read: money back) they have a form to fill out and somebody will contact them. They also appear to state that for current season ticket holders the 2021 prices will remain the same as 2020, but the language of the email isn't completely clear on that.
     
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  18. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Crew have refunded several games and parking passes to me. They have 8 weeks after the match would have been played. They offered a 10% credit if instead of taking the refund I applied it to next year's seats at the new stadium.
     
  19. TheRealBilbo

    TheRealBilbo Member+

    Apr 5, 2016
    FC Cincinnati season ticket holders got essentially the same message two weeks ago. Differences were that our payment plans had us completed by the first game (no one had remaining payment to be made) and more importantly, we were getting an additional 10% Appreciation Credit applied to our account. Of course, season ticket prices will likely increase by 10% or more, given the new stadium[emoji6].

    I decided to put down a seat deposit for club seats in the new stadium since my credit for this year’s seats is over half the price of club seats for next year.

    There is no way they will be able to restart before July 1, which is about half way through the season. They need to do something.

    Just thinking out loud... this whole thing probably cost the league upwards of $500 million ($20 million a team seems low) in lost revenue. A decent chunk of that, maybe half or more, will be lost wages for the players. Some will be stadium costs ($5-15 million each in debt service/rent). Gotta wonder whether all of the teams will survive.
     
  20. mbar

    mbar Member+

    Apr 30, 1999
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Galaxy did something similar 3 weeks ago for what it is worth.
     
  21. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    NBA looking at July 31 for return.
     
  22. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Also rumored to be at ESPN Wide World of Sports. That would be some overlap with MLS, but not much. Given that the NBA would be inside and MLS outside, as well as no spectators, it should work out fine.
     
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  23. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Meanwhile, as for the USL: I got a call from Sacramento Republic yesterday saying that 90% of my (fully paid) season ticket will be credited to 2021 unless I request a refund. If the USL resumes play in 2020, season ticket holders will be offered single game tickets at season ticket prices, as socially distanced capacity would not be enough to accommodate all the season ticket holders.
     
  24. TheRealBilbo

    TheRealBilbo Member+

    Apr 5, 2016
    I’m guessing this may not be that unusual.
     

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